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Five energy-savings myths
(Photo: Getty Images) What you didn't know about energy efficiency could hurt your pocketbook. Myth #1: Closing the Vent Saves Energy Though it seems that closing vents in unused rooms would save energy, the energy consumed b...
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Solar power is beginning to go mainstream
In this Sept. 14, 2011 photo, solar panels are mounted atop of Tim Johnson's home in Philadelphia. More solar energy is being planned in the U.S. than any other power source, including nuclear, coal, natural gas and wind. (AP Photo/Matt...
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22 Ways to Repurpose Old Magazines
We get quite a few magazines at our house. My husband subscribes to a couple of gaming magazines, and somehow every time we buy concert tickets we end up receiving issues of Rolling Stone in the mail. Couple that with other glossy maili...
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15 Unexpected and Easy Uses for Retail Catalogs for Everyone
By Philip Schmidt, Hometalk Shopping remotely has become a modern-day tale of Pandora’s box. It’s so temptingly convenient, but once you make a purchase you’ve exposed yourself to an irreversible influx of printed cat...
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Toyota unveils the plug-in Prius
Toyota has unveiled a new plug-in version of its hybrid Prius for the 2012 model year. Although the aftermarket has been offering conversion kits to allow it, and Toyota's competitors have come out with a variety of plug-in electric vehi...
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10 eco-friendly, DIY projects for back to school
Getting kids back to school can be a huge expensive burden on families. The pressure to purchase supplies and home decor for school kids, often negates the best eco-friendly intentions. How about we take action and make back to school a...
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DIY projects that keep stuff out of the recycling bin
When I stumble across an ingeniously designed product that screams out DIY PROJECT, I am inspired to make it myself. I particularly like items that are useful, rather than solely decorative and simple to make, rather than complicated. I...
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18 Everyday Ways to Reuse Plastic Bags
Here in the U.S. alone, we use around 100 billion plastic grocery bags every single year. While some cities have banned the bag, most of us aren’t lucky enough to live in a town that’s nixed those ubiquitous, flimsy grocery...
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10 not-so-green home trends
By Philip Schmidt, Hometalk In the interest of acknowledging progress, it must be said that a list like this would have been much easier to create several years ago, when things like 2-ton granite countertops and commercial-grade...
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15 ways to reuse newspaper
(Image Credit: Creative Commons photo by salimfadhley) The U.S. publishes over 24 billion newspapers every year, and that’s not the only place that newsprint turns up. People use it to wrap packaging, to print junk mail fliers, and t...
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